Improving the Size of Wakes on Your Wake Boat

Wake boats are made for towing watersports participants such as water skiers and wakeboarders while generating the large and clean waves necessary for these sports to be successful. A wakeboarder can’t perform their sport if the boat they’re being towed by is generating small, weak wakes that immediately fall apart on the stern. Here are some strategies you can employ to increase the size and shape of wakes generated by your wake boat.

Operate Your Boat Carefully

Your wake boat’s wakes are more likely to collapse if you’re not operating your boat correctly. You need to keep the boat at an even, swift speed that doesn’t vary to prevent your wakes from collapsing. Typically, the appropriate speed for watersports is between 20 and 25 miles per hour. If your boat has a cruise control option, use it!

Avoid making sudden maneuvers such as swerves or sharp turns while operating your boat, too, as this can not only collapse your wakes, but it can also send your water skier flying into the water!

Make Proper Use of Ballast

The ballast (weight) on your wake boat is there to help you alter the size and shape of the wakes your boat generates. Use the fat sacks or bags of sand on your boat strategically so that you can shift how the wakes are formed and ensure that the ballast is distributed evenly for best results.

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